What did Ofsted judge St Matthew's CofE Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged St Matthew's CofE Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in November 2015 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Matthew's CofE Primary School?

St Matthew's CofE Primary School has 403 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Matthew's CofE Primary School take?

St Matthew's CofE Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is St Matthew's CofE Primary School located?

St Matthew's CofE Primary School is located in Surbiton, KT6 6LW, Kingston upon Thames.

How do I apply to St Matthew's CofE Primary School?

St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Matthew's CofE Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Matthew's CofE Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Matthew's CofE Primary School?

When St Matthew's CofE Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children or previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England); 2. Exceptional medical or social need within one kilometre of the school — Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school who live within one kilometre of the school. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application that is from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; 3. Siblings — Children with a sibling (taken to include half siblings, step siblings, adopted siblings and foster children) attending the school at the time of admission, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria in order of priority to these applicants. If despite this applicants are still tied, then the governors will draw lots to decide between applicants.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Matthew's CofE Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 48.6% of pupils at St Matthew's CofE Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Matthew's CofE Primary School: Ofsted & Catchment 2026

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How places are decided at St Matthew's CofE Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children or previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children or previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England).
2Exceptional medical or social need within one kilometre of the school — Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school who live within one kilometre of the school. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application that is from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
3Siblings — Children with a sibling (taken to include half siblings, step siblings, adopted siblings and foster children) attending the school at the time of admission.
4Regular worshippers at St Matthew's Church or St George's, Tolworth — Children whose parent(s), legal guardian(s) or family member (grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc), accompanying the children are regular worshippers at St Matthew's Church or St George's, Tolworth. The governing body has designated that a maximum of 20 places will be offered under the faith based criteria, namely 4 and 5 combined.
5Regular worshippers at another church belonging to Churches Together in Surbiton — Children whose parent(s), legal guardian(s) or family member (grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc), accompanying the children are regular worshippers at another church belonging to Churches Together in Surbiton. The governing body has designated that a maximum of 20 places will be offered under the faith based criteria, namely 4 and 5 combined.
6Distance from home to school — Children who live nearest to the school, as measured by a straight line to the Langley Road school gate. All distances will be measured using the School Admissions' computerised geographical information system.

If two applications tie: In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria in order of priority to these applicants. If despite this applicants are still tied, then the governors will draw lots to decide between applicants.

The brochure states "This is a summary of the oversubscription criteria. It is your responsibility to read the full policy on the school's website for further information about each criteria and your responsibilities as the applicant before making your application." Kingston composite brochure, "Admission arrangements for 2026" (September 2026 entry), "Academies, foundation, free and voluntary aided schools" section.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

St Matthew's CofE Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Matthew's CofE Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged St Matthew's CofE Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in November 2015 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School has 403 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Matthew's CofE Primary School take?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is St Matthew's CofE Primary School located?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School is located in Surbiton, KT6 6LW, Kingston upon Thames.
How do I apply to St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St Matthew's CofE Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St Matthew's CofE Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: When St Matthew's CofE Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children or previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England); 2. Exceptional medical or social need within one kilometre of the school — Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school who live within one kilometre of the school. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application that is from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; 3. Siblings — Children with a sibling (taken to include half siblings, step siblings, adopted siblings and foster children) attending the school at the time of admission, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria in order of priority to these applicants. If despite this applicants are still tied, then the governors will draw lots to decide between applicants.
What is the largest ethnic background at St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 48.6% of pupils at St Matthew's CofE Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Matthew's CofE Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children or previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children or previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England).
2Exceptional medical or social need within one kilometre of the school — Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school who live within one kilometre of the school. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application that is from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
3Siblings — Children with a sibling (taken to include half siblings, step siblings, adopted siblings and foster children) attending the school at the time of admission.
4Regular worshippers at St Matthew's Church or St George's, Tolworth — Children whose parent(s), legal guardian(s) or family member (grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc), accompanying the children are regular worshippers at St Matthew's Church or St George's, Tolworth. The governing body has designated that a maximum of 20 places will be offered under the faith based criteria, namely 4 and 5 combined.
5Regular worshippers at another church belonging to Churches Together in Surbiton — Children whose parent(s), legal guardian(s) or family member (grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc), accompanying the children are regular worshippers at another church belonging to Churches Together in Surbiton. The governing body has designated that a maximum of 20 places will be offered under the faith based criteria, namely 4 and 5 combined.
6Distance from home to school — Children who live nearest to the school, as measured by a straight line to the Langley Road school gate. All distances will be measured using the School Admissions' computerised geographical information system.

St Matthew's CofE Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Matthew's CofE Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged St Matthew's CofE Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in November 2015 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School has 403 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Matthew's CofE Primary School take?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is St Matthew's CofE Primary School located?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School is located in Surbiton, KT6 6LW, Kingston upon Thames.
How do I apply to St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St Matthew's CofE Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St Matthew's CofE Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: When St Matthew's CofE Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children — Places will be offered firstly to looked after children or previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England); 2. Exceptional medical or social need within one kilometre of the school — Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school who live within one kilometre of the school. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application that is from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; 3. Siblings — Children with a sibling (taken to include half siblings, step siblings, adopted siblings and foster children) attending the school at the time of admission, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria in order of priority to these applicants. If despite this applicants are still tied, then the governors will draw lots to decide between applicants.
What is the largest ethnic background at St Matthew's CofE Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 48.6% of pupils at St Matthew's CofE Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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